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diff --git a/lib/mattermost/client.rb b/lib/mattermost/client.rb
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+module Mattermost
+  class ClientError < Mattermost::Error; end
+
+  class Client
+    attr_reader :user
+
+    def initialize(user)
+      @user = user
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def with_session(&blk)
+      Mattermost::Session.new(user).with_session(&blk)
+    end
+
+    def json_get(path, options = {})
+      with_session do |session|
+        json_response session.get(path, options)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def json_post(path, options = {})
+      with_session do |session|
+        json_response session.post(path, options)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def json_response(response)
+      json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+
+      unless response.success?
+        raise Mattermost::ClientError.new(json_response['message'] || 'Undefined error')
+      end
+
+      json_response
+    rescue JSON::JSONError
+      raise Mattermost::ClientError.new('Cannot parse response')
+    end
+  end
+end